Car-coupling.



. IINITED'V STATES PATENT OFFICE.y l WILLIAM W.l GORDON, yor WAsuiNeToN, Disrnior or COLUMBIA.

l y CAR-ocuPLiNe.

No. 815,525. A Specification of Letters Patent, n .Patented March 29,1906. "l j itpucauon filed November 28,1905. ssriurfm'gseseer."

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l Be it known that LWILLIAM W. GORDON, a showing the application of my auxiliary coupcitizen of the United States, residing at Washlingr means thereto,` said auxiliary, coupling ingtolnin the District of Columbia, have inmeans being shown. inplan. Fig. 2 is a ver- 6o vented 'certain new an'd useful Improvements tical sectional `view, on the line 2 2r of Fig. 1.`

in Car-Couplings, of which the following is a f Fig. 3 is an elevation of the'deta'chableheadspecification. 4

` i piece. y invention relates tol car-couplings, and 1 and 2 .indicate the coupling heads'or sections cian auxiliary coupling device oi' the 6 5 v 1o coupling or, connecting two draw-heads o1y character described and shownin my aioresaid copending application for patent.v These sections or heads are pivotally connected to-v ."geth'er7 as by a bolt 3, for instance, whichv ,passes through alined apertures 4 and 5in 7o said sections. For the pur ose of adapting the section 2 to be attache to a draw-head, as 6,4 and be locked in position by means of e. usual swinging. coupling-knuckle, as 7, said section 2 is provided with a hook portion 75 8 and recess 9, whereby the hook of ythe' knuckle 7 may engage within said recess 9 behind the hook 8.

Vith a view to adapting the coupling-'section vto cooperate with draw-heads having re- 8o cesses whichvary in shape and 'with couplin very sharp and. short curves, v c the present invention relates more `15 particularly to auxiliary coupling'1nea"1,1's,` such as described and s own inmy'co ending application, iiled October 11, 1905, erial o.-282,30,3, and is, in fact, an improvement- 4 upon the device seen in said copending applif zo cation,4 yet my present vimprovements are coupling-knuckle ofthe w l z5 type of coupling.' f One of the objects of my present invention is to rovide a meanswhereby the auxiliaryl coup mg device' may be supported from the I usual cou ling-.knuckle while, said auxiliary 3o device `is eing applied, and thus relieve the employee from supporting thel entire Weight ofthe auxiliary device during such applica-- tion.

' Ai'urther .obj ect lof my invention is to make 3 5 4the said supporting means adjustable, so that thesame may co eratc with knuckles of various heights or tiicknesses. I:

' A further object of-iny invention is to pro- 'Vide one ofthe coupling heads o1' sections of 4o t e auxiliary couphngmeans with a detachl able head-piece, lwhich head-piece may be readily detached for the pufpose of substitut- Aing another head-piece of liiierent shape -or configuration, whereby' the coupling head or 45 section will be` ada )ted coperate'with coupling-knuckles ci varying 4shapes as well as with. draw ,-'heads having vcavities vorA recesses of different shapes'.` A "if y y .he invention consists -inthe nove-l ','conentire weight of said auxiliary coupling de- :o5 l 5o struction, arrangement, and combination of l vice until,A the same has been locked in posi-i l parts, as hereinafter. fully described,fillustion by the coupling-knuckle I provide asuptrated in the drawings, and pointed .out in the port carried 'by the section 2, which su port appended claims. J, is adapted to eneag'e with the couplingnuc- In the'drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a horil lerso that the atterwill su )port the auxil- 'I ro 55 zontal sectional view ein portion of a drawiary cou ling device during the time that the head and coupling-knuckle of an 'automatic /latteris beingappliedtoffadraw-head,fandthe head 1] is of a triangular shape, so as towcooperate with the draw-head and cou linglknuckle, (shown clearly in Fig. 1 5) but 1n the event that it is desired to attach my auxiliary 9`o coupling device toadraw-head and cou lingknuckle, the recess in which draw-hea ma e somewhat diderent in shape from that shown and the rear or tail end of the knuckle differing somewhat from the shape shownin 95 Fig. 1, .I can readily detach the head-piece 10 and substitute one of the required shape.

The threaded shank Il2 ofthe head-piece 101s f adapted to screw within a threaded aperture 13 in the section z oo For the purpose of facilitating the application of my auxiliary coupling means to one of the draw-heads of a car and render it unnecessary for the employee to su )port or carry the eoupling-sectione.

:sn-irl support preferably consists of a rod i4,

whose upper end is bent horizontally', at 15, ifhielrbent portion is adept-eci to engage over the upper eurece o the hoolr portion of l the l-rnuelrle 7, end when thus engoged seid l ltnuoiftle will entirely support the auxiliary The support l is connected with the soot-ion 2, :io that Seid support may he raised or lowered to adept it to engitge over the upper surface of. ltnurl'iee of varying heights or thiel'noeses; The nimmer in whion the su port i4 may be orljustoloiy connected with tie section 2. muy be varied, ond l Show one wey in which it adjustobly connected, the Vertical nortion oiV the siipport 14 being threeded en i engaged by threaded nuto i8, which nuts after the rod le han been raised or lowered to the required extent are screwed tightly against the u per und lower feces; ie the section 2 to hol the rod in 'its adjusted position. The threaded portion of the rod i4 posses through a slot 16, formed in the Section 2, which slot may onswer for the attachment of o draft-chain A'when it is desired to employ such chain in the replacement oi a derailed oar rails. v

The section 1 isiprovided with Shoulders 17, which are adapted in the swinging movements of 'the section l to abut against the section 2, end time prevent seid section l 1 from swinging to such en extent as would prevent soir.. section from Coupling up to the regular automatic coupling carried by o, cor.

What i claim ne my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Potent, is-

i. An auxiliary coupling Ineens comprising two coupling sections or heads, each of which is provided with o coupling hook adapt-ed to engage withthe respective coupling-knuckles of adjacent eers, said couplingsections being pivotolly connected torrether ond one of said sections being provi deil with upon the trocko detnohalilc portion or hoed-piece adopted l l l to enter within the horizontal Slot of drsiwl heed. l n auxiliary coupling moons comprisl ing n coupling section or head adopted to be l engof d 'oy the hook portion of u eouplinglinxA .de and having.; e, threaded aperture, end detachable portion or hond-piece having e threaded shank engaging within said threeded aperture. l

iin on, ,ry coupling ineens comprising two coupnng Sections or hoede und n, pivot-bolt pivonllj: conncoting said sections i,

oonpiinging o con..

together, one of said sections being adapted to be engoped oythe hook portion of :t coupling-Knut: fle, and being nojifided with. o. detachable portion or hear -piece for the pur poso specified 4. n auxiliary coupling means com rising two coupling sections or hoede, cool of'V which is provided with u couplirig-hookl adopted to engage with the respective coupling-knuckles of adjacent cors, solid couplingseetions boing pivotally connected together, und o support carried by one ol' said couplingsections und constructed to engage over the upper fece of' its respective coupling-knuckle for the purpose specified, I

5. im auxiliary coupling menne comprising steen lino section or head adapted to be enga ed y tihehoolr ortion oucouplinglrnuc de, and e vertically-adjustable support carried. by seid coupling-section und oonstructed to engage over the upper face of smid coupling-knuokle for the purpose spociod.

6. An auxiliary coupling menne comprisiins; section or hood adapted to be enga red y the hook knuc rie, und a support carried by said coupling-section and comprising a rod having its upper end bent so as to en ege over the upper ieee of said coupling-imno -le', for the purpose specified.

7. An mixilierj,7 ing u, cou lino' section or head adopted to be enge. ed y tllie hook portion of n. couplinglmuo de, and o Supportcurried by sind coupling-section and comprising e vertically-mljusteble rod having its upper end bent so ne to en age over the upper lace of seid coupling knuc le, for the purpose specified.

8. An auxiliary coupling moons comprising e oouiviliiig Section or hood, ny support consisting of e. rod having u threaded portion und a bent-over portion, and means engaging with the threaded portion of the rod and adapted to lock the seme in adjusted position.

9. An auxiliary coupling moons comprising two coupling sections or heads, o pivotbodt pivotally connecting said :sections together, and shoulders on one of said sections adopted to abut against the other section for the purpose Specified.

ln testimony whereof l olli); my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WlLLiAlil W, G()l{.l)il. lJiitnessos:

WM. E. Boorman., MYRTLE PMNTER.

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